my daily----- GONE.

[poprodder]

hi everyone, the engine transplant has begun(even though I have'nt got another to put in!!!)
first of I managed to get a locking petrol cap to replace the one that did'nt.

yes I know it needs a wash!!


rad, shroud and airfilter removed.



ring gear is a little chewed, i've seen worse. I think maybe rear oil seal has gone as starter pinoin etc was coated nicely with oil!!!


will need to be keeping power steering pump, hope I can mount it up to the v6 with out many problems.


engine mounts look simple on drivers side, cannot see passenger side yet.


thats it for now but should progress during the week and end up with a big hole waiting for a v6.

cheers chris.

[Manky Monkey]

I think Madron might have a V6 motor. Maybe.

[poprodder]

hi,
update.
v6 motor is sitting in bay, gearbox is sitting in back yard!!!
had a few problems to sort , should hopefully have eng/box mated on sunday and back in car, subject to weather conditions!!!

[65nova]

love the car mate..great daily driver.My mate had a stunning vx490 (i think) in red which he sold last year,now he's got a vx490 with a v8, gonna be nice when finished.

[poprodder]

cheers mate,

i got hold of a v6 and box then had a whole host of problems mating the two(spigot bearings etc etc!!!) well a four speed rocket box appeared on ebay in great yarmouth! so a bit of bartering its now sitting behind a v6  
this is how it looks now.

the v6 and box are at least in the car!!


sits in there nice(plenty of room for an 8   )


loads an loads of room without rad!!!


loads of room with rad in place!!


plenty of room around bellhousing


a nice big round chrome airfilter me thinks.


got some more pics to put up showing how far out the vauxhall engine mounts are!!!

cheers chris.

[VALLEYSBOY]

nice one thats all fits with room to work on it s**t you could hide a couple of deck chairs in there or sheep

[twolanes]

looking good mate, 1 thing you might need a fan shroud or an electric fan, as the fan is a long way from the radiator.

[shabby]

use an electric fan as engine fans drain horse power

[Manky Monkey]

Yeah, 'leccy fans just drain batteries -as we've found a couple of times on the trikes when the fans have been left running.
I've been told an electric fan instead of a mechanical one saves 3 -5 bhp on a Reliant engine. Doesn't sound much until you realise they only have 40bhp to start with.

[VALLEYSBOY]

um how often have they flattened yer batteries manky?

[shabby]

wire them up to the thermostat like in the car and should no flatten the battery's 

[Manky Monkey]

Yeah, mine'll be wired into the 'stat. Ska Man's is on all the time the ignition's on I think & Flap's is on a seperate switch. Not sure about Simon's. Once or twice while we've been messing about with the trikes they've been left running by mistake.

[VALLEYSBOY]

ar ok

[poprodder]

hi,
got a fan shroud.(a fu.. off big thing!!! )
need to find some flatish engine mounts.
cheers chris.

[poprodder]

could be for sale, part done